Black is കറുപ്പ്, it is the same in Tamil as well. The root is കറു. It can be seen in other words like കറുക്കുക (to blacken), കറുകറുത്ത (very black) etc.
A related root is കാര്്, also meaning black, as in കാര്വര്ണ്ണന് .
White is വെളുപ്പ്. It comes from വെള്്. Other related words are വെള്ള (white, adj.), വെണ്മ (വെള്് + മ) brightness.
Interestingly, we can see വെള്് in words related to light as well e.g. വെളിച്ചം, വെട്ടം (വെള്് + തം).
Another similar-sounding but different root is വെല് (to defeat). One can see it in വെന്നു (വെല് + തു), defeated.
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